When “家” fills a head
Why it is in the set
For the double meaning. A head full of 家 might be somebody who wants to get home, or somebody whose family is taking up room, and the generated line does not have to choose. It also balances a set that otherwise leans heavily on wanting and rushing.
What a head full of it looks like
Thinking about the sofa during the meeting. Or a conversation with a relative that is still going in your head three days later. A head led by 家 is somewhere domestic, for better or worse.
Words that use it
家 (ie, a house), 家族 (kazoku, family), 家賃 (yachin, rent), 家具 (kagu, furniture), 家事 (kaji, housework), 作家 (sakka, a writer — 家 also marks a practitioner).
Kanji it turns up with
休 (rest) behind 家 is the plain reading. 金 (money) behind it is rent, and the quips know it.
Where “家” comes from
A roof, 宀, with a pig underneath, 豕. A dwelling with livestock in it, which is what a house was.
The roof radical is worth learning: 安 (peace, a woman under a roof), 宿 (lodging), 害 (harm), 富 (wealth) all have it.
Japanese distinguishes うち (my place, my family) from いえ (a house as a building), and both are written 家.
A line you might get for “家”
“Would like to go home. Is at home.”
Count the “家” in your own headOthers in “Everyday”
“家” is filed under “Everyday”. These are the rest of that group.
The 36 kanji
This is entirely a joke and has nothing to do with any real person.